Glove turner



S. SUFTKO De:o 1% 1950 GLOVE TURNER Filed Jan. 22, 1945 -a table or work bench I.

Patented Dec. 19, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT istim OFFEC 6 Claims.

This invention relates to glove manufacture and more particularly to .a glove-finger turner of preferably all tubular construction for turning glove fingers inside out and thereafter for restoring the gloves to a rightside out condition. One object is to provide means for turning the kglove ngers or stalls easily and rapidly without danger of damage to the glove thus permitting an operator on gloves to turn a large number in a short time so that uneven and ragged edges left in the glove during manufacture may be removed and dressed up.

A further object is to provide a glove-finger turner that is light in weight, durable and efficient in operation, `not likely to get out of order and that does not tire the operator in use. The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims. One embodiment of the invention is set forth in the accompa-nying drawings that form a part of this disclosure and Wherein similar reference characters denote corresponding parts Ithroughout the several views.

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view, partly in section, of a glove turner of the type designed to turn one glove finger at .a time.

Fig. 2 is a rfront view of the same, taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of a modified form of the glove-Finger turner designed to turn two fingers at the same time.V

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional vievv through Fig. 1

taken on the line ll-l thereof. Fig. 5 is a rear view, partly in elevation and partly in section, showing a form that may be employed interchangeably as a single or multiple type turner, and,

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 5 but showing a multiple type turner.

The glove turner is adapted for application to Referring now to Figs. 1, 2 and 4 the reference numeral 2 denotes a vtubular stand provided With a fianged base 3 vsecured to the table and integral with the tubular elbow that carries a sleeve 5 through which an elongated tube 6 extends, that is formed with or detachably carries the tubular gooseneck l that is threaded at its end for engagement with the interiorly threaded portion of the plunger S having a finger-like termination 9.

The said tube 5 extends through the tubular standard id, and well below the table and re- ``ceives the rod l2 carried by the tubular pedestal ili arranged upon the floor ili and releasably held in place by bolts or screws lil; standard Hi and stand 2 being Connected by brace 3l. Arranged within said tube is an expansion coil spring 15 that at one end Aabuts the block 16, secured to the gooseneck by screw ll, and at the opposite end abuts a similar block 1B Secured to said rod l2, said spring l serving yieldingly to retain said tube (i, gooseneek l and plunger in raised position.

Adjustably Secured to the lower portion of said tube 6 beneath table i by set screws is is the collar 20 Connected by rods 2 i, links 22 and bolts 33 to the foot treadle 2l having sleeve-forming inner ends 25, 25 pivotally supported upon the pin 26 carried by the leg 2? of pedestal E3. Referring again to said tube li the same is engaged by a collar 28 at one end of the ,a-ngular arm 29 that extends through said elbow li, a screw 30 holding said collar in adjusted position.

Disposed in advance of the standard I is a tubular post 32, having a flanged base 33a secured to the table, receiving the turning tube 34 that extends materially beyond the ends of said post, the lower end of said turning tube below the table being provided With a removable cap 35 through Which the rod 3% extends provided at its lower end with adjusting and looking nuts 31, 38 and washer 39, the nut 3B serving to adjus rod 36.

Arranged fast within the tube 3@ near its lower end is the plug [lt through which the rod 36 extends that is threaded upon its lower end, said rod receiving upon its upper end the stop collar iz and being encircled by the expansion coil spring fil which abuts said plug lit at its lower end and engages collar 432 at its upper end. Adjustment of rod 35 by nut 38 Will vai'y the tension of spring il'l. The post 32 is formed with perforatons to selectively receive a set screw to releasably engage and lock said turning tube in adjusted position relative to said post.

In operation a glove 3,'shown in Fig. 1. in dotted lines, turned wrongside out has one nger stall applied to the upper end of the turning tube 34 which is directly beneath the reduced end 9 of the plunger 8 whichis spaced a short distance, approximately one-half inch, above said tube. The space here desired is .previously determined for gloves of a. certain size or sizes and the plunger may be adjusted upon the gooseneck l or the tube 6 may be adjusted after loosening the set screvvs IB connecting collar 29 to said tube, and when such set is made as to properly position the plunger the collar 20 is again tightened to the tube 6. The tube t, gooseneck 'l and plunger 8 .are yieldingly retained in elevation or in elevated position by the spring [5 disposed between block 1G and stop lug l8, the latter being carried as previously noted by rod 12.

With the glove applied as stated, to the turning tube 34, the non-pivoted end of the treadle 2G is depressed by foot thus through bolts 33, links 22, rods 2I, collar 2G, tube 6 the plunger 8 descends until the reduced end 9 enters the top end of turning tube 34 a short distance to press the tip of the glove finger stall into this tube end, partially reversing or turning the stall. Manually the glove is now moved toward the plunger 8 or upwardly causing the finger stall to be completely reversed or turned rightside out upon the end of plunger 8.

The glove finger stall is now removed from the plunger end, rightside out, the foot treadle having been released so that the spring l5 may return the plunger 8 to normal raised position and spring 4l may return the stop collar 42 to normal raised position. The next finger stall still in wrongside out position is next applied to the turning tube in the manner just described and the complete operation repeated, which is thereafter repeated for each finger stall of the glove.

Referring now to Figs. 3 and 6 a modified form is shown wherein two finger stalls may be turned at the same time, while in Fig. 5 the structure illustrated will accommodate either the single type there shown, or the double type for which provision is shown, the gooseneck and tube 6 here being separable. In the multiple type turner two turning tubes 34 are shown within two posts 32 connected by the brace 41, Fig. 3, and which tubes receive the reduced ends 9 of plungers 8, two in number, that are identical with the plungers of Figs. 1 and 2, the goosenecks being releasably spaced apart by the tubular spacer 48 through which the bolt 49 passes that connects said goosenecks together against said spacer. The tube 6 is similar in all respects to the one shown in the form previously described but here has welded thereto the oppositely disposed sleeves 50, 5l which may each receive one end of a gooseneck 52 Secured in place by a bolt 53. or this form may also be used as a single type turner by disposing one end of a gooseneck 52 in said tube 6 and retaining same in position by screw I'l. For the multiple type turner two posts 32 and all parts associated therewith as in Fig. 1 are here employed in duplicate. All other parts of the multiple form are exactly the same as corresponding parts shown and described in Figs. 1, 2 and 4 and description is therefore thought unnecessary. In operation two alternate finger stalls, as the first and third, are applied wrongside out to the turning tubes 34 and the plungers lowered by means of the foot treadle 24 until the ends 9 of plungers 8 force the tips of said stalls into said tubes and thereafter the glove is manually moved toward the goosenecks to reverse said stalls.

The alternate finger stalls, the second and fourth, are now applied to said turning tubes and the operation repeated. The thumb stall is now reversed in like manner. The instant glove turner is for all leather work gloves and the like.

W'hat is claimed is:

1. In a glove turner, a support, a pedestal therebeneath, a foot treadle carried by said pedestal, turning tubes carried by said support, stop collars Within said turning tubes yieldingly retained at the upper ends thereof, an elongated tube, a rod carried by said pedestal telescopically engaging said tube, blocks Within said tube, one block being secured thereto, the other block Secured to said rod, a spring within said tube connecting said blocks, sleeves secured to the upper end of said elongated tube, goosenecks removably received within said sleeves, plungers having reduced extremities carried by said goosenecks above and in line with said turning tubes for movement into and out of engagement therewith, and connection between said elongated tube and said foot treadle.

2. In a glove turner, a support, a pedestal therebeneath, a foot treadle carried by said pedestal, a turning tube carried by said support, a stop collar within said turning tube resiliently supported at the top end thereof, a second tube associated with said support, support means for said second tube adjustably connecting same to said pedestal, said support means including an expansion coil spring and two blocks within said tube abutted by said spring; a plunger at one end of said second tube and having a reduced free end disposed in line and normally in disengaged relation with said turning tube and stop collar, and operative connection between said second tube and foot treadle.

3. In a glove turner, a tubular post, a tube received within said post, a collar Within said tube, means resiliently supporting said collar within the tube with an end thereof normally projecting beyond the corresponding end of the tube, and a plunger operatively supported immediately above said tube and collar in line therewith for movement into actuating engagement with said collar and into and out of telescopic engagement with said tube.

4. In a glove turner, a support, a pedestal therebeneath, a foot treadle carried by said pedestal, a plunger carried by said pedestal yieldingly retained in a predetermined position of elevation thereabove and above said support, a turning tube carried by said support directly in line with and adapted to receive one end of said plunger in one position thereof, a rod extending through said tube, a stop collar upon one end of said rod at the upper end of said tube, a plug in said tube receiving said rod, a spring about said rod engaging said collar and disposed upon said plug for yieldingly retaining said collar in a predetermined position, and connection between said plunger and foot treadle.

5. In a glove turner, a support. a pedestal therebeneath, a foot treadle carried by said pedestal, a tubular standard, a tube extending therethrough, a rod Secured to said pedestal telescopically engaging said tube, a plunger, a gooseneck connecting said tube and plunger retaining the latter in a position of elevation above said support, resilient tube supporting means Within said tube engaging same and said rod, tube actuating means Connected to said foot treadle, a turning tube carried by said support directly in line with and adapted to receive one end of said plunger in one position thereof, a threaded rod extending through said turning tube, a stop collar upon one end of said threaded rod at the upper end of said turning tube, a plug in said turning tube, and spring connection between said plug and collar for yieldingly retaining the latter in position.

6. In a glove turner, a turning tube, a collar within said tube, a rod within said tube engaging said collar, a spring within said tube engaging said collar, a plug within said tube supporting one end of said spring, adjusting means for said rod at one end of said tube, and a plunger disposed normally above said tube and collar and in line 5 6 therewith for telescopic engagement With said UNITED STATES PATENTS tube to depress said rod. Number Name Date 978,434 Crosby Dec. 13, 1910 STANLEY SUFTKO. F 993,937 Abbott May 30, 1911 2,218,056 Snyder 1 Oct. 15, 1940 REFERENCES CITED FOREIGN PATENTS The following references are of record in the Number Country Date file of this patent? 252,892 Great Britain June 1o, 1926 

